TL;DR: VR revolutionizes education by offering immersive learning experiences, transforming traditional teaching methods into interactive and engaging lessons. It enhances engagement by allowing students to experience subjects firsthand, significantly improving retention compared to conventional methods. VR benefits all students, including those with disabilities, making education more inclusive and accessible while also providing cost-effective alternatives to traditional resources like textbooks and … Read More
EP73: Virtual Conferences and Continued Growth
In Episode 73 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about their experience with presenting at their first Virtual Conference – MassCUE 2021, an EdTech conference in the US. They discuss the process of preparing for the presentation, from the evolution of their topic from its inception 10 months ago, to what it had become as of their session. … Read More
EP69: Screens On or Screens Off?
In Episode 69 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav talk about their experiences with virtual teaching – especially the issue of cameras being on for students. With their new “twirl” back to teaching students remotely, they, as middle school teachers, have had similar experiences with their students not wanting to turn on their cameras on for the class. The … Read More
EP68: The New Virtual
In Episode 68 of The Staffroom Podcast, Chey and Pav revisit their experience with Virtual teaching, as they have recently twirled back to learning this way from Face-to-face teaching, which they have been engaged in for the past 4 months. They cover all the improvements they have seen with the teaching they are doing, and the supports that are out … Read More